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size=2>Jack:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=055221916-14052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Sorry
I took so long to respond to your message, but I have an idea. Many years ago
for a Boy Scout Expo I help with a group that did model rocket launches indoors
by stringing a wire from the floor to a fixed point in the rafters of the
building we were using. As I recall the height was only about 50-75 ft but we
adjusted the size of the motor (which are very consistent) we used to
ensure the rocket did not hit the end of the wire and used a minimum delay
charge to deploy the chute.The effect was that we accomplished any entier
flight sequence with in the vision of the adiance and the rocket returned (by
parachute of course) to the exact spot it was launced from. In short it
work amazingly well, we flew all day about every 30 min and had no incidents at
all. The only modification I woud make is to use a metal launch lug to reduce
any wear and tear. I would also recommend setting up prior to the event so that
a few test flights could be run to verify the setup. I don't know if the
sponsers of the event would consider allowing this, but I do believe it could
work (kinda like the new Estes rocket dragster only vertical). O well just a
through, Let me know what you think.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
ba-rockets-bounces@lists.markspace.com
[mailto:ba-rockets-bounces@lists.markspace.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Jack
Hagerty<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 09, 2004 12:03 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
announce@lunar.org; ba-rockets@markspace.com;
members@aeropac.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [BA-Rockets] Splashdown '04
event<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Hi all -</DIV>
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<DIV>I'm sending this note officially to the LUNAR list, but it's also for the
BayNAR and AeroPAC members because, as you'll see, we're going to need some
manpower!</DIV>
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<DIV>Some of you may remember that we have been invited to participate in
the Splashdown '04 event which runs from July 16 to 25 to
commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Apollo 11 flight. This 10-day event
will be hosted by the USS Hornet museum in Alameda (the Hornet is the ship
that recovered both Apollo 11 and 12). </DIV>
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<DIV>I'm putting this bug out early since the event runs 10 days and they
would like us to man a table. Even if we can't staff it the whole 10 days
(although that would be ideal), we have to keep it stocked with fliers and
literature. They can provide us with a TV and DVD player so that we can keep
Greg Wong's demo disk running continuously. There is also security so that we
can keep models on display (especially Saturn V's, natch).</DIV>
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<DIV>Here's the cool part. They have asked me since the beginning if we could
put on some sort of live demo for the weekend shows. This would be every two
hours from late morning 'till late afternoon. I said that I couldn't imagine
launching rockets off the deck into the bay, but then suggested maybe doing an
RC/RG flight. We can launch off the ship athwartship (that means sideways),
fly around just off to one side and when the crowd has had enough, bring it
back in for a landing on the flight deck! Laura (the lady coordinating this)
thought that this was just too cool for words. That means we're going to need
quite a few pilots since there are four demos a day (maybe five) for the four
weekend days of the event. LUNAR will be glad to pay for your consumables on
this.</DIV>
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<DIV>OK everyone, let's mark our calendars and figure out who's going to be
showing what, and how we're going to man the tables!</DIV>
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<DIV>- Jack</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Jack Hagerty, ARA Press <BR><A
href="http://www.arapress.com">www.arapress.com</A><BR>Phone/fax (925)
455-1143<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>